Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:35:02 -0400 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
A neighbour brought me a clipping from Ontario Farmer, Tuesday, 28
July 2009, p. C13, top right corner: "Researchers lure mites away
from bees. The Varroa mite....article in the Agricultural Research
Service's latest magazine....new...control Varroa...ARS research unit
in Gainesville, Florida, research leader Peter Teal is testing a bait-
and-kill approach using sticky boards dosed with natural chemical
attractants, called 'semiochemicals.' The article says that in
nature, Varroa mites rely on the semiochemicals to locate and then
feed on adult bees and their brood....compound will lure the
parasites away from their intended hosts and onto the stocky boards,
where they starve. Preliminary tests have been promising...."
Anybody know more about this?
--Emily
Poodle History Project (annotated bibliography)
http://www.poodlehistory.org
***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
|
|
|